Grumble

That was the point. Dem/repub spend half their money attacking each other, and the other half putting down any other party.

socalflyboy

I dunno, security for the nation, security at our borders, tax relief....just some basic reasons.
But, I still wonder why people would have even considered Hil. She is a flat out crook. She/Obama killed those guys in Benghazi....but, you asked!

Airhoss

Unfortunately as this thread graphically demonstrates we are beyond the possibility of ever having a coherent or functional political system in this country in the future.

Be careful though, CBreezy is a self professed open handed master of self defense and destruction. He has the Ninja skills needed to successfully disarm and destroy armed men in close quarters combat.

jdt30

He uses to many adjectives for a Libertarian.😄

Grumble

Where’s the like button?

Back to the topic at hand... donate to Dan Ward.

JoePatroni

I guess you could say Trump killed those kids in FLL because he repealed a mental health/gun law. He’s going to FL though, so we should be good. Maybe he can bring his porn star buddy with him in case he gets bored.

CousinEddie

Remember all of the political outrage in the wake of the 2009 Colgan crash? The Frontline program “Flying Cheap” showing how miserable and fatiguing life was at Colgan? Hearings held in DC as Senators and Congressman wagged their fingers and pounded the table. The end result was FAR 117 came quickly to the US airline industry. While it added another layer of costs to US carriers, it was rest requirements based on scientific study that would apply to any pilot. Who can argue with that?

I find it ironic that today any politician would favor a carrier like Emirates. I read a recent a discussion on a different forum where an Emirates pilot talks about having a 126 hour block month in January. How could that be? He explains that in the UAE, time spent on a rest break or deadheading does not count towards a pilot’s monthly cap. In his case, a SYD-DXB flight was blocked at 14:20. Only 6:30 of that counted towards his flight time limit for the month.

Another example from that same discussion was a 16 hour deadhead from DXB to LAX. Min layover at the hotel of 12 hours followed by a red eye to Europe. Another 12 hour layover followed by a deahhead back to DXB. Total flight time counted towards the monthly cap on this beauty? Six hours.

So if the point of FAR 117 was to use science based rest to protect US passengers from the danger of fatigued flight crews, why do they want Emirates flying more US passengers to and from (or within someday) the US? Perhaps Dan Ward can get Congressman Brat to answer that question.

Beaver Hunter

This👆
Good question.
I don’t trust any of them.

Wiggam

In the meantime, we can stop fighting each other and participate in the actions ALPA sends us. NAI comes to mind.

WhiskeyDelta

You mean the law that took away rights without due process for Social Security recipients?